Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 8.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.98/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$178.98

390 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	190.70	1,023	153
Medium and Large 1-2	604	176.59	1,067	145
Medium and Large 2	580	163.54	949	91
Medium and Large 3	600	138.00	828	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale390 hd

178.98

—

AR average8 barns · 1,271 hd

170.49

+8.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,488	104.48	1,555	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	84.52	1,187	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	81.92	975	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	73.93	762	87

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,224	$1,289	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,106	4thin

Every lot, as filed

115 lots · USDA AMS · North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	173.52/cwt	167.00–185.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	159.86/cwt	140.00–165.00	926	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	161.22/cwt	154.00–169.00	832	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	158.57/cwt	150.00–168.00	894	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	204.74/cwt	200.00–213.00	874	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	154.02/cwt	147.00–157.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.75/cwt	165.00–168.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.07/cwt	161.00–174.00	786	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	147.67/cwt	139.00–160.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	154.29/cwt	152.00–158.00	796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.63/cwt	105.00–120.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.04/cwt	130.00–147.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.20/cwt	134.00–159.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.21/cwt	120.00–139.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	181.87/cwt	168.00–192.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	145.37/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	168.44/cwt	145.00–185.00	881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	199.78/cwt	190.00–213.00	969	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	155.67/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,055	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	177.62/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,112	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	147.28/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	184.39/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,036	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	203.48/cwt	201.00–206.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	190.27/cwt	180.00–205.50	1,066	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	191.84/cwt	188.00–206.00	999	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	163.46/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,085	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	160.61/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.61/cwt	153.00–159.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.54/cwt	154.00–175.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	146.27/cwt	140.00–154.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.83/cwt	162.00–163.00	933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	72.64/cwt	69.00–76.00	731	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	85.43/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,061	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	78.36/cwt	72.00–82.00	891	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	60.85/cwt	55.00–65.00	526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,243	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	86.19/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,147	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	79.15/cwt	75.00–87.50	859	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	45.18/cwt	42.00–50.00	449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	107.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,674	8
Bulls	—	—	1,186	91.85/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,089	7
Bulls	—	—	1,746	115.37/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,014	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	70.69/cwt	60.00–80.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	84.08/cwt	72.50–87.00	1,068	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	83.99/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,018	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	74.04/cwt	66.00–81.50	600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,288.66/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,289	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,186.40/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.90/cwt	141.00–169.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.37/cwt	134.00–145.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.84/cwt	162.00–176.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.12/cwt	143.00–150.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.27/cwt	159.00–177.00	632	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	651	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	622	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	538	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	682	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.53/cwt	145.00–160.00	819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	144.08/cwt	138.00–150.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	181.73/cwt	150.00–191.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	502	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	166.08/cwt	150.00–175.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	117.60/cwt	110.00–125.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.59/cwt	135.00–155.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	128.29/cwt	118.00–135.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.25/cwt	179.00–180.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Jun 29, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 1,032Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 124Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 10Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	167.00–185.00	173.52
15	—	579	140.00–165.00	159.86
9	—	419	168.00–192.00	181.87
4	—	875	135.00–151.00	145.37
4	—	342	185.00	185.00
24	—	523	145.00–185.00	168.44
3	—	618	160.00–162.00	160.65
2	—	775	150.00	150.00
15	—	678	150.00–164.00	155.67
9	—	718	141.00–150.00	147.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	200.00–213.00	204.74
28	—	485	190.00–213.00	199.78
19	—	626	173.00–182.00	177.62
6	—	335	205.00	205.00
6	—	670	171.00–172.00	171.67
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
4	—	389	201.00–206.00	203.48
40	—	560	180.00–205.50	190.27
21	—	521	188.00–206.00	191.84
9	—	763	155.00–166.00	160.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	745	162.00	162.00
6	—	644	168.00	168.00
81	—	562	167.00–190.00	184.39
34	—	664	154.00–167.00	163.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	175.00	175.00
6	—	496	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	516	154.00–169.00	161.22
2	—	733	130.00–143.00	136.48
61	—	564	150.00–168.00	158.57
8	—	632	147.00–157.00	154.02
6	—	419	160.00–170.00	164.84
8	—	330	165.00–168.00	166.75
20	—	465	161.00–174.00	169.07
8	—	673	143.00–150.00	145.12
28	—	380	159.00–177.00	166.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	159.50	159.50
3	—	683	150.00	150.00
15	—	578	147.00–150.00	148.21
15	—	486	152.00–156.00	155.02
19	—	516	152.00–158.00	154.29
8	—	617	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	483	139.00–160.00	147.67
2	—	675	120.00–133.00	126.45
3	—	715	105.00–120.00	112.63
16	—	534	139.00–150.00	143.69
6	—	320	157.00–160.00	159.53
12	—	574	130.00–147.00	138.04
3	—	373	150.00–159.00	155.87
12	—	424	134.00–159.00	150.20
13	—	623	120.00–139.00	132.21
3	—	848	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
2	—	410	139.00	139.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	129.00	129.00
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	157.00	157.00
2	—	598	165.00	165.00
2	—	622	157.00	157.00
5	—	538	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
2	—	682	132.00	132.00
2	—	700	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	135.00	135.00
3	—	482	155.00	155.00
2	—	502	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
8	—	623	153.00–159.00	155.61
5	—	674	140.00–154.00	146.27
4	—	300	200.00	200.00
6	—	573	162.00–163.00	162.83
5	—	714	134.00–145.00	138.37
10	—	530	162.00–176.00	171.84
4	—	468	179.00–180.00	179.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	154.00–175.00	159.54
8	—	473	141.00–169.00	152.90
8	—	530	145.00–160.00	154.53
8	—	613	138.00–150.00	144.08
6	—	329	150.00–191.00	181.73
4	—	374	150.00–175.00	166.08
8	—	570	135.00–155.00	143.59
2	—	752	123.00	123.00
7	—	724	118.00–135.00	128.29
3	—	678	132.00–135.00	133.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
2	—	583	110.00–125.00	117.60
1	—	430	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,006	69.00–76.00	72.64
4	—	864	55.00–65.00	60.85
42	—	1,085	75.00–87.50	79.15
2	—	993	42.00–50.00	45.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,242	82.00–92.50	85.43
59	—	1,137	72.00–82.00	78.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	81.00–83.00	82.01
9	—	1,331	84.00–91.00	86.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	36.00	36.00
1	—	685	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	100.00–110.00	107.37
7	—	1,186	80.00–100.00	91.85
6	—	1,746	113.00–118.50	115.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	918	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	973	60.00–80.00	70.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,270	72.50–87.00	84.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,212	76.00–86.00	83.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	66.00–81.50	74.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	74.00	74.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,224	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,288.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,186.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,645	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	115.00	115.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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